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Sociology in Our Times The Essentials 11th Edition by Diana Kendall - Test Bank
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,True / False1. Sociology is considered a systematic study because sociologists apply both theoretical perspectives and research
methods to examinations of social behavior.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Putting Social Life into Perspective
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVE SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our understanding
S: of social life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
OTHER: New
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/21/2018 6:38 AM
2. Few sociologists attempt to discover patterns or commonalities in human behavior.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Why Should You Study Sociology?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVE SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our understanding
S: of social life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
OTHER: New
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/21/2018 6:52 AM
3. The sociological imagination helps an individual place personal troubles, such as losing his or her job or feeling like
committing suicide, into a larger social context, where the individual can distinguish whether and how personal troubles
may be related to public issues.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Why Should You Study Sociology?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
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,KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
OTHER: Modified
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/21/2018 7:09 AM
4. Middle-income countries are nations with highly industrialized economies; technologically advanced industrial,
administrative, and service occupations; and relatively high levels of national and personal income.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Why Should You Study Sociology?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
OTHER: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/21/2018 7:13 AM
5. The social problems caused by industrialization and urbanization led to the birth of social thinkers who believed that
they could use rational thinking and reason to discover the laws of human behavior and apply these laws to solve social
problems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
REFERENCES: The Development of Sociological Thinking
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze
OTHER: New
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/21/2018 7:36 AM
6. Like Auguste Comte, British social theorist Herbert Spencer was strongly influenced by the turmoil of the French
Revolution.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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, REFERENCES: The Origins of Sociology as We Know It
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
OTHER: Modified
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/21/2018 7:46 AM
7. Early sociologists were in agreement that human behavior could be studied using the same techniques used for research
in the natural sciences.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Origins of Sociology as We Know It
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
OTHER: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/21/2018 7:49 AM
8. According to Durkheim, social facts can only be explained by other social facts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Origins of Sociology as We Know It
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
OTHER: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/21/2018 7:54 AM
9. Sociologist Emile Durkheim stressed that people are the product of their social environment. He observed that rapid
social change and a more specialized division of labor produce strains in society, which lead to a breakdown in traditional
organization, values, and authority.
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